Author: By BENJAMIN PRESTON

New cars are selling briskly, reducing used-car prices, and Chrysler battles the federal government over a request to recall 2.7 million Jeeps.

Simona De Silvestro gets seat time in Cadillac’s new plug-in hybrid-electric, and Sergio Marchionne, the Fiat chief executive, promises the Italian government that a merger with Chrysler will not kill Italian jobs.

Volkswagen will give its German factory workers more pay, and Henrik Fisker may be trying to get his company back.

Chevrolet announced lease pricing for the Spark EV, and a Michigan developer plans to turn former G.M. property into a car enthusiast theme park of sorts.

A flying plug-in hybrid car is in the works, and General Motors moves closer to opening a $1.3 billion Cadillac factory in China.

Epic EV’s 2013 Torq looks like a personal spacecraft and has three wheels, but a former Tesla executive raved about it.

VW says that with its turbocharged gas-powered V-6 and two electric motors, the plug-in hybrid CrossBlue Coupé concept can hit 147 miles per hour while getting as much as 79 miles per gallon.

Ford and BMW developed turbocharged three-bangers for the North American market. Now General Motors has entered the fray.

Tesla Motors’ recently announced financing program for the Model S has created a stir of confusion.